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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6790142

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONElkhorn Wisc

FRAMES3

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UFOB INDEX CARD
CP-119.57
1. DATE25MAY 57 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
29 Hay 7 Elkhorn, Wisc. Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 20 Was Aircraft
25/0330Z May 57 D Probably Aircraft
Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
I No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S 9. COURSE . COURSE D Other Other
00 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Tho minutes Three Unknown Unknown Unk no wn Unk nown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Three red and white circular objects. Ob- Three red and white circular objects. Ob- Description, duration, indicate that Description, duration, indicate that
servers noticed soumd-dimmer than normal noise this sighti ng was caused by airaraft. .
of aircraft. Objects were seen visually for Objects were seen visually for
two mimutes.
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AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)
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FRAME 002 / 003paddle-gpu-200dpi

(12) N/A
REPORTED SEEING THE SAME OBJECT FROM THEIR AUTOMOBILE. THEY
SAW THE WHITE LIGHT ONLY AND THOUGHT IT TO BE A FLARE. (
BT
25/0510Z MAY RJEDAE
R 250500 Z -
FM COMDR 755TH ACWRON WILLIAMS BAY WISE— alie
0:3 -
RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDAE/COMDR 37TH ADD TRUAX FLD MSN WISC
RJEDWP/COMDR RJEDWP/C MDR AIR TECHNICAL AIR INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO OHIO - -
BT V < C (
/UNCLAS/WBOOT 9 /UNCLAS/WBOOT 09 UFOB PD
(1) (A) CIRCULAR (1) (A) CIRCULAR
(B) COMPARABLE TO LIGHTS
(C) RED AND
(D) 3
(E) WHITE LIGHT FROM N. W. RED LIGHTS FROM SOUTH
(F) N/A
(G) N/A
(H SOUND DIMMER THAN NORMAL NOISE OF AIRCRAFT
(I) N/A
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PACE T TWO RJEDAE 1H
WHITE LIGHT /e anle
(2) KA) OBSERVER THOUGHT IT WAS AIRCRAFT UNTIL wolch
APPEARED AND RED LIGHTS SEPARATED. Chaugt this.
(B)LOW hilldo lep -
(C)N/A
bank ail
(D)N/A pardadady
(E) LIGHTS FADED OUT Fs
(F) APPROXIMATELY T TWO (2) MINUTES
(3) (A) GROUND-VISUAL
(B)N/A for
(C)N/A 0330
(4) KA) 25 MAY 1957 PECEPZ
(B) NIGHT (D7Maan1 -
(5) FIVE (5) MILES (5 FIVE MILES NORTH OF ELKHORN WISCONSIN
6 WISCONS IN
(7KA)CLEAR (7 KACLEAR
(B) N/A
↑
(C) N/A
(D) N/A
(E) N/A
(F)N/A
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C
PAGE T THREE RJEDAE 1H
(8)N/A ~
(S)N/A
(ID) NO AIR TRAFFIC IN AREA AT TIME OF OBSERVATION.
(11) CAP CASTILLE, SENIOR DIRECTOR
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